$40,000 Evian Long Beach Open
July 20 - 21, 1996
(4) Christine Podraza/Karrie Poppinga
 
Christine Schaefer Podraza
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1968 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Cincinnati, OH
Resides: Columbus, OH
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Minnesota
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 85
Career Wins: 1 (WPVA Fairfax 1996)
Career Winnings: $120,313.50
Karrie Trieschman Poppinga
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 4, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Resides: Honolulu, HI
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Hawaii
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 2nd (WPVA Kauai 1997)
Career Winnings: $130,608.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345679131725Money
FIVB500000020111 US$14,800.00
FIVB C&S100100000000 US$3,300.00
WPVA900104112000 $29,850.00
Overall1500204132111 US$47,950.00
Previous Long Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1993 Taryn Collins - 17th Did not play
1994 Kengelin Bell - 7th Did not play
1995 Patty Dodd - 5th Wendy Fletcher - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 7/13-14/1996 Chicago Open 6 9 32 $2,250.00
FIVB C&S 7/4-7/1996 Italy Challenger 2 3 48 US$3,300.00
WPVA 6/29-30/1996 Newport Open 6 5 48 $2,400.00
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 7 140 US$6,000.00
WPVA 6/15-16/1996 U.S. Open 6 5 48 $6,000.00
WPVA 5/31-6/2/1996 Austin Open 6 7 40 $1,600.00
WPVA 5/18-19/1996 San Diego Open 8 5 48 $2,400.00
WPVA 5/3-5/1996 Hermosa Beach Open 8 9 32 $1,575.00
WPVA 4/27-28/1996 Beach Volley '96 7 5 48 $3,000.00
FIVB 4/17-21/1996 Brazil Open 23 7 140 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 22 17 56 US$1,200.00
FIVB 11/9-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 25 10 US$0.00
Long Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/20/1996 Winner 1 Monica Holmes / Sharman Mitchell (29) Won 15-3  
Sat, 7/20/1996 Winner 2 Julia Celotto / Veronica Sanchez (13) Won 15-5  
Sat, 7/20/1996 Winner 3 Janice Harrer / Gayle Stammer (5) Won 15-10  
Sat, 7/20/1996 Winner 4 Karolyn Kirby / Angela Rock (1) Lost 5-15  
Sat, 7/20/1996 Contender 6 Cammy Ciarelli / Liz Masakayan (7) Won 15-13  
Sat, 7/20/1996 Semi-Finals Lisa Arce / Patty Dodd (2) Lost 4-15  
Sat, 7/20/1996 Bronze Medal Marie Andersson / Pat Keller (8) Won 15-5  
Head to Head Results
Podraza/Poppinga lead the series against the field 21-9
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kirby/Rock 0-3
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Winner 4 Kirby/Rock 1 Podraza/Poppinga 4 15-5  
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Winner 3 Kirby/Rock 3 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-11  
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Contender 6 Kirby/Rock 3 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-5  
Series tied with # 2 Arce/Dodd 1-1
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Semi-Finals Arce/Dodd 2 Podraza/Poppinga 4 15-4  
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 3 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Arce/Dodd 3 15-13  
Trail the series against # 3 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 0-1
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Contender 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 6 Podraza/Poppinga 8 15-9  
Trail the series against # 5 Harrer/Stammer 1-2
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Winner 3 Podraza/Poppinga 4 Harrer/Stammer 5 15-10  
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Contender 6 Harrer/Stammer 8 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-11  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 2 Harrer/Stammer 10 Podraza/Poppinga 7 15-9  
Lead the series against # 6 O'Hara/Wood 2-0
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 2 Podraza/Poppinga 8 O'Hara/Wood 9 15-12  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Podraza/Poppinga 8 O'Hara/Wood 9 15-9  
Lead the series against # 7 Ciarelli/Masakayan 1-0
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Contender 6 Podraza/Poppinga 4 Ciarelli/Masakayan 7 15-13  
Lead the series against # 8 Andersson/Keller 4-1
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Bronze Medal Podraza/Poppinga 4 Andersson/Keller 8 15-5  
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Contender 4 Andersson/Keller 12 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-11  
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Andersson/Keller 11 15-4  
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Andersson/Keller 11 15-5  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 5 Podraza/Poppinga 7 Andersson/Keller 12 15-10  
Series tied with # 9 Fletcher/McSorley 1-1
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Winner 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Fletcher/McSorley 11 15-6  
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 2 Fletcher/McSorley 11 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-13  
Lead the series against # 10 Campbell/Johnson-Black 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Contender 4 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Campbell/Johnson-Black 12 15-13  
Lead the series against # 13 Celotto/Sanchez 1-0
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Winner 2 Podraza/Poppinga 4 Celotto/Sanchez 13 15-5  
Lead the series against # 16 Miller/Staneva 2-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Contender 3 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Miller/Staneva 17 15-6  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 8 Miller/Staneva 25 15-10  
Lead the series against # 21 Auzias de Turenne/Birnbaum 1-0
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 8 Auzias de Turenne/Birnbaum 25 15-3  
Lead the series against # 23 Franca/Kottke 2-0
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Franca/Kottke 27 15-3  
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Contender 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Franca/Kottke 25 15-3  
Lead the series against # 24 Scott/Wilson 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Scott/Wilson 27 15-10  
Lead the series against # 25 Ruser/Whiting 1-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Ruser/Whiting 27 15-2  
Lead the series against # 28 Misek/Pillitiere 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Misek/Pillitiere 27 15-9  
Lead the series against # 29 Holmes/Mitchell 1-0
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 4 Holmes/Mitchell 29 15-3